Applying your sticker

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

• Clean cloth or paper towel
• Water
• A plastic card (ex: ID, credit card) or thin plastic with a clean edge
• Dish soap
• Spray bottle (optional)
• A smooth surface where you’ll apply the sticker

Clean your work surface of any dust or other small particles that could get between the sticker and the application surface.

Clean the surface that you’re applying sticker to. Make sure that the application surface is not too cold – it should be a minimum of 50ºF (10ºC).

Wipe the top surface of the sticker with a dry towel to remove any dust or particles from the printing process so they don’t end up under the sticker.

Before you remove the sticker, remove the clear vinyl around the sticker. This will give you a large clear surface to adhere the sticker to if you don’t like where you put it the first time. This will also make it easier to remove the sticker from the backing. Be sure that the surface under the removed vinyl stays clean.

Peel the sticker from the backing. You can bend the backing slightly to get under the surface of the sticker but don’t fold the backing too much. Place the sticker upside down on your work surface away from the backing paper.

Spray the application surface and the back of the sticker with water mixed with one drop dish soap. This will make it easier to position the sticker on the surface and push out bubbles. If you don’t have a spray bottle, sprinkle the water with your hands. Don’t get the backing paper wet in case you need to re-apply your sticker (Steps 11-14).

If your application surface is not waterproof you can apply your sticker to a dry surface. However, you won’t be able to refine the position sticker on the surface once applied and it will be harder to remove any potential bubbles.

Apply the sticker to the surface gently. Don’t press it down or force the bubbles out from under the sticker yet.

If you’re applying the sticker to a dry surface, only apply the center of the sticker to the surface and skip to Step 9.

Reposition and rotate the sticker within the wet area to its final position and orientation. Be sure that you like the position and orientation before proceeding. It’s not always possible to get the sticker off without damaging it if you want to put it somewhere else.

Use the plastic card or thin plastic to wipe the surface of the sticker and remove any bubbles between the surface and the sticker. Start from the center and work your way out in several directions (ex: up, to the left, down, to the right) until you’ve pushed out all the bubbles.

If you’re happy with the sticker’s placement, wipe the application area with the towel to dry!

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Make sure the backing paper that the sticker was on previously is clean by wiping it with a dry towel.

Use a razor or the plastic card to very carefully peel up the edge of the sticker. Use a continuous lifting motion as you get under the sticker so that you don’t crease or fold the edge of the sticker; the edges can be easily damaged.

Once you get a small portion of the sticker up from the surface, carefully pull up the rest of the sticker. Grab as much of the sticker as possible as you pull up so that you do not stretch or tear the sticker as you remove it.

You can now place the sticker back onto the backing with the sticky side contacting the backing paper (how it was in Step 5). Then repeat Steps 5-10 to reapply the sticker to the same surface or a different surface.

Use a razor or plastic card to peel the sticker from the surface. The sticker will come off in one piece. Any residue left over is not permanent and can be removed with soap and water or alcohol.